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Japan panel lists 2 plans for stable imperial succession
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel discussing ways to ensure stable Imperial succession on Mond...
December 7, 2021
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Innovation improves Japan’s raw food culture
Raw fish, raw eggs and raw chocolate. In the Japanese diet, the emphasis on raw can be felt everywhe...
December 7, 2021
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Rows of colorful habotan flowering kale stripe a field in Tokyo
Kazushige Namiki waters rows of colorful habotan flowering kale in Adachi Ward, Tokyo. Namiki grows ...
December 6, 2021
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Scholarships offer a bridge to overseas study
Despite the many advantages to be gained by studying at an overseas university, many Japanese high s...
December 6, 2021
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Tsutaya bookstores to offer shared workspace
Culture Convenience Club Co., the operator of Tsutaya bookstores, will start a shared workspace busi...
December 6, 2021
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80 years after Pearl Harbor, Japanese American reflects on fateful day
HONOLULU — Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago on Dec. 7, 1941, made life difficult for Japa...
December 6, 2021
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Foreign students in Japan to lose tax-free shopping eligibility
Consumption tax exemptions will no longer apply to foreign students studying in the nation after the...
December 5, 2021
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Illuminations are back!
About 900,000 LEDs light up Omotesando boulevard in champagne-gold hues on Saturday night in Tokyo. ...
December 5, 2021
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Marine pollution threatens World Heritage site in Japan
Marine debris including Styrofoam, plastic bottles and discarded fishing gear has been washing ashor...
December 4, 2021
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Gondola rides for salmon in Hokkaido
About 20 dried salmon are hung in a gondola in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido. Saketoba salmon jerky is prepa...
December 4, 2021
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Masks and makeup
Geiko traditional female entertainers and maiko apprentices attend a show to study the art of kabuki...
December 4, 2021
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Atami residents mourn victims of mudslide
ATAMI, Shizuoka — Five months after the deadly mudslide in the Izusan area of Atami, Shizuoka Prefec...
December 4, 2021
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Strong quake rocks central Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A strong earthquake rocked central Japan Friday morning, registering up to lowe...
December 3, 2021
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Osaka factory develops air-tube bridge for use in disasters
A factory in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, is developing a temporary bridge made of inflatable tubes t...
December 3, 2021
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Cutbacks help to trim ¥150 bil. off cost of Games
The estimated cost of hosting this summer’s Tokyo Games has come down by more than ¥150 billion as s...
December 3, 2021
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